How To Fix KS161 - Maintain joint venture information fully

KS161 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: KS - RK-S Master Data Maintenance

• Message number: 161

• Message text: Maintain joint venture information fully

What causes this issue?

You maintained one or more fields for Joint Venture Accounting (joint
venture, cost type, equity type). At present the field characteristics
are not consistent. For consistency, either all or none of the fields
must be maintained.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Maintain either all or none of the fields in Joint Venture Accounting.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message KS161 - Maintain joint venture information fully ?

  The SAP error message KS161, "Maintain joint venture information fully," typically occurs in the context of joint venture accounting within SAP. This error indicates that there is incomplete or missing information related to joint venture settings for a particular cost center, internal order, or project.
  
  Cause:
  The error is usually caused by one of the following reasons:
  
  Incomplete Joint Venture Data: The joint venture information for the relevant master data (like cost centers, internal orders, or projects) has not been fully maintained. This could include missing entries in the joint venture master data or incorrect settings.
  Missing Assignment: The cost object (e.g., cost center or internal order) may not be properly assigned to a joint venture.
  
  Configuration Issues: There may be issues with the configuration of joint venture accounting in the system, such as missing settings in the joint venture configuration.
  
  
  Solution:
  To resolve the KS161 error, you can follow these steps:
  
  
  Check Joint Venture Master Data:
  
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